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\"nfldraft[1]\"<\/a>Our friend Tom Shane was kind enough to look into his crystal ball and put together a mock draft for round one of the 2015 NFL draft.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS<\/strong>: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State\u2014Whereby we get to experience what it would be like to watch JR Smith as the quarterback of an NFL team.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TENNESSEE TITANS<\/strong>: Leonard Williams, DT, USC\u2014True story: the creepy shut-in who \u201cwon over $68,000 playing FanDuel last year\u201d did so exclusively by starting running backs against the Titans defense. A drunk Ken Whisenhunt texts Matt Leinart to, you know, ask him how he\u2019s doing and stuff.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS<\/strong>: Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson\u2014Dante Fowler was quoted as saying he wanted to be picked by the Jaguars, which completely eliminates Fowler from consideration for this pick.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TRADE\/ ATLANTA FALCONS (fr. Oakland Raiders)<\/em><\/strong>: Dante Fowler Jr.\u2014Dan Quinn coached Fowler at Florida, so he already knows about his sh*tty explosion scores.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON REDSKINS<\/strong>: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama\u2014They\u2019re going to have to pry RGIII\u2019s puny, brittle ankles out of Daniel Snyder\u2019s cold, dead hands.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TRADE: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (fr. New York Jets)<\/em><\/strong>: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re at a bar when this trade goes down, buy shots for the first three fake Jets fans that start screaming about passing up on the future Hall of Fame quarterback that they\u2019ll immediately refer to as \u201cMichael Marioti.\u201d As desperate as the Jets are for a QB, they don\u2019t need to draft one whose most ardent admirers concede will need to spend a year in an incubator to re-learn the game. Why would Philly make this move with the Jets at six if it already looked like Mariota was about to slide? Because Mike Maccagnan, sly hustler that he is, works some game on Chip Kelly by getting Mike Pettine and the Cleveland Browns to act like they\u2019re desperate to trade up for Mariota themselves. After a series of bluffs and Chip Kelly mini-strokes, the Browns are able to acquire Sam Bradford from the Eagles for the 19th<\/sup> overall selection. The Eagles then package picks 19, 20, 170 (third round), and their 2016 first round pick and trade them to the Jets for pick #6. This is a relatively cheap package for the Eagles considering that they had no real plans to hang on to Bradford in the first place, but it works out wonderfully for both the Browns and the Jets. Everybody wins except the Eagles, who get burned when Chip Kelly takes the Notre Dame job in 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CHICAGO BEARS<\/strong>: Bud Dupree, OLB, Kentucky\u2014New GM Ryan Pace fails in his attempt to trade this pick (along with Jay Cutler) for bitcoins.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OAKLAND RAIDERS<\/strong>: Kevin White, WR, West Virginia\u2014Promising young QB Derek Carr averaged a measly five yards per pass attempt as a rookie, so White (who put up an amazing time in the five-yard dash) is the logical pick here.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK GIANTS<\/strong>: Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford\u2014An attempt to keep the o\/u on Eli sacks and interceptions in the double-digit range.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 ST. LOUIS RAMS<\/strong>: La\u2019el Collins, OT, LSU\u2014Jeff Fisher emerges from his Career Lazarus Pit to select Collins, who (as of this writing) isn\u2019t guilty of murder, but ends up in purgatory anyway.<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0 TRADE: MIAMI DOLPHINS (fr. Minnesota Vikings)<\/em><\/strong>: Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia\u2014In case you forgot how clever and smart Mike Tannenbaum is, check out his full-page spread in this Friday\u2019sThe Miami Herald<\/em> where he explains to the layman how trading seventeen future draft picks to move up three spots in the first round is both clever and smart.<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 CLEVELAND BROWNS<\/strong>: Randy Gregory, OLB, Nebraska\u2014History has shown Mike Pettine\u2019s tough love and stern stewardship can put even the most troubled substance abuser on the straight and narrow.<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS<\/strong>: Devante Parker, WR, Louisville\u2014An anonymous source (Rob Ryan) is quoted as saying that the Saints were going to draft Marcus Peters (Rob Ryan), but Drew Brees threw a hissy fit (Rob Ryan) and demanded yet another useless receiver who won\u2019t even help put the run defense in the top five (Rob Ryan).<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0 MINNESOTA VIKINGS<\/strong>: Brandon Scherff, OG, Iowa\u2014Scherff fills the role left behind by Vlad Ducasse as Teddy Bridgewater\u2019s night terrors are cut in half.<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 SAN FRANCISCO 49ers<\/strong>: Marcus Peters, CB, Washington\u2014Now that Trent Baalke got rid of all that uptight dead weight in Jim Harbaugh, it\u2019s time for the real<\/em> stars of the organization to come out and shine.<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0 HOUSTON TEXANS<\/strong>: Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest\u2014Bill O\u2019Brien\u2019s long wait for Christian Hackenberg becomes the central plot of the next three Nicholas Sparks screenplays.<\/p>\n

17.\u00a0 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS<\/strong>: Danny Shelton, DT, Washington\u2014The Chargers continue the process of convincing Philip Rivers that Boyz n the Hood<\/em> was not, in fact, a documentary about life in every part Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

18.\u00a0 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS<\/strong>: Breshad Perriman, WR, UCF\u2014Perriman\u2019s fantasy stock, will to live, plummet.<\/p>\n

19.\u00a0 NEW YORK JETS (fr. Eagles via Browns<\/em>)<\/strong>: Cameron Erving, OG, FSU\u2014The Jets offensive line is possibly one player away from being dominant, but is also one injury away from being a dumpster fire. With Ndamukong Suh coming into the division, beefing up the interior of the line with a moose has to be a priority. Erving may be the best pure mauler in this draft class, and he offers the flexibility to play anywhere on the interior from Day One. One of Mike Maccagnan\u2019s initial comments on roster-building concerned the priority he placed on building from the inside-out. There\u2019s no better time than the present to bring in the beefcake.<\/p>\n

20.\u00a0 NEW YORK JETS (fr. Eagles<\/em>)<\/strong>: Preston Smith, DE-OLB, Mississippi State\u2014There\u2019s been a lot of discussion about what type of edge player Todd Bowles\u2019 scheme requires and the consensus (based on his personnel in Arizona), has been that Bowles (like Rex Ryan) requires his OLBs to be huge, stand-up DEs. Smith is 6\u20195\u201d, 271 lbs., with a 4.7\/40, stellar 3-cone time (7.07), and a 121-inch broad jump. For comparison\u2019s sake, acknowledged superfreak Jadeveon Clowney produced a 4.53\/40 with a 124-inch broad jump, and a 7.27 second three-cone score. Certainly, the workout numbers are there, and the fit is obvious, but asking him to stand up on most downs could be a risk. Smith wasn\u2019t asked to make many plays in space, but his agility numbers lead you to believe that the potential is there to do so. It should be noted that Smith\u2019s agility and explosion scores all outperformed those of Dante Fowler Jr., whom the Jets were allegedly targeting at pick #6 to play OLB.<\/p>\n

21.\u00a0 CINCINNATI BENGALS<\/strong>: Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma\u2014When AJ Green went down last year, Andy Dalton went from \u201cregular crappy\u201d to \u201cHey Has Anyone Seen Greg McElroy Around crappy.\u201d If Green-Beckham can keep his cartel activities to a minimum, he\u2019d be an excellent complement\/insurance policy.<\/p>\n

22.\u00a0 PITTSBURGH STEELERS<\/strong>: Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State\u2014Ike Taylor retired, which saddened every non-Steelers receiver in the division, and Waynes gets the chance to replace him in the toaster.<\/p>\n

23.\u00a0 DETROIT LIONS<\/strong>: Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin\u2014Of the three plays in the Lions playbook that don\u2019t call for Matt Stafford to throw it at Calvin Johnson\u2019s face, one of them will require a really slick running back to pick up a few yards every now and again. Teaming with Joique Bell could set the Lions up for a strong post-season push to their usual first round ouster.<\/p>\n

24.\u00a0 ARIZONA CARDINALS<\/strong>: Owa Odighizuwa, OLB, UCLA\u2014As exciting and fruitful as the imminent Logan Thomas Era will be for both America and the NFL, Bruce Arians is still going to have to try and keep the opponent from scoring every now and again. \u201cDig\u201d is a wild card prospect who, if his surgically-repaired hips stay in one piece, can make a major impact on an already loaded defense.<\/p>\n

25.\u00a0 CAROLINA PANTHERS<\/strong>: Nelson Agholor, WR, USC\u2014There were times last season, when Cam Newton was throwing it to a healthy Kelvin Benjamin, that Cam\u2019s smile looked just a little less fake. Not totally un-fake, mind you, but just not-fake enough. Pseudo-unfake.<\/p>\n

26.\u00a0 BALTIMORE RAVENS<\/strong>: Danielle Hunter, OLB, LSU\u2014Ozzie Newsome doesn\u2019t reach. You reach. Other people reach. When Ozzie Newsome picks a guy, it\u2019s because that\u2019s where God willed that guy to be picked. Except for Sergio Kindle. That guy sucked.<\/p>\n

27.\u00a0 TRADE: MINNESOTA VIKINGS (fr. Dallas Cowboys<\/em>)<\/strong>: TJ Clemmings, OT, Pitt\u2014The story here is that the Vikings finally get the Cowboys to blink and trade their first round pick for Adrian Peterson. Jerry Jones, wearing a torn, blood-soaked $5,000 shirt, appears with Rich Eisen to discuss the trade and, also, to express how sad it is that Stephen Jones\u2019 battered body was found stuffed in a bathroom stall only minutes before, his necrotic hand gripping a flashcard that reads \u201cShaq Thompson.\u201d<\/p>\n

28.\u00a0 DENVER BRONCOS<\/strong>: Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota\u2014This is the season we get to hear Phil Simms and Jim Nantz explain to us how Peyton Manning has developed the best knuckle curveball in the history of modern professional sport.<\/p>\n

29.\u00a0 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS<\/strong>: DJ Humphries, OT, Florida\u2014The Colts need about 20 different things but they have Andrew Luck so it doesn\u2019t matter who they draft, I guess, so, hey, take an offensive tackle who can bust and it won\u2019t matter because Andrew Luck. Football sucks.<\/p>\n

30.\u00a0 GREEN BAY PACKERS<\/strong>: Bernardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State\u2014If the Packers look weak anywhere, it\u2019s at whatever linebacker spot Clay Matthews isn\u2019t playing.<\/p>\n

31.\u00a0 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS<\/strong>: PJ Williams, CB, FSU\u2014The Saints let Rob Ryan have his choice at this pick and he asks if he can be a head coach instead. He is told no. Sean Payton injects 500 cc\u2019s of Ativan into his eye socket.<\/p>\n

32.\u00a0 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS<\/strong>: Hau\u2019oli Kikaha, OLB, Washington\u2014Does this pick make any sense? No. Does Belichick care what we think? No. Has Belichick made a career out of picking third rounders in the first round, turning them into halfway decent contributors, and by doing so simultaneously mocking every human alive? Yes. Kikaha goes on to average 23 sacks per season for twelve years and then retires to star in his own sitcom (described as \u201clike Seinfeld, but with Polynesians\u201d). The show airs to critical scorn, but is a ratings hit and, through syndication, has an episode airing somewhere in the world at all times, forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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